Exterior view of the ruins of the Coventry Cathedral (St. Michael's Cathedral) in Coventry, England. St Michael's Church was largely constructed between the late 14th century and early 15th century from red sandstone. It was one of the largest parish churches in England when, in 1918, it was elevated to cathedral status on the creation of the Diocese of Coventry.  On 14 November, 1940 during World War II, the cathedral was bombed almost to destruction during the Coventry Blitz by the German Luftwaffe. Only the tower, spire, the outer wall, and the bronze effigy and tomb of its first bishop, Huyshe Yeatman-Biggs, survived. The ruins of this older cathedral remain hallowed ground and are listed at Grade I. Following the bombing of the cathedral in 1940, Provost Richard Howard had the words "Father Forgive" inscribed on the wall behind the altar of the ruined building. In 1962, the new St. Michael's Cathedral was built adjacent to the ruins - together forming both a symbol of war-time destruction and barbarity, and also of peace and reconciliation.  The spire rises to 284 feet to the base of the weathervane, and is the tallest structure in the city.

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